[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2003)]
[Corrections]
[Pages 41860-41861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: C3-14078]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

42 CFR Part 412

[CMS-1472-F]
RIN 0938-AL92


Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Long-Term Care 
Hospitals: Annual Payment Rate Updates and Policy Changes

Correction

    In rule document 03-14078 beginning on page 34122 in the issue of 
Friday, June 6, 2003, make the following correction:
    Due to numerous errors, Table 2 beginning on page 34181, is being 
reprinted in its entirety.

    Table 2.--Long-Term Care Hospital Wage Index for Rural Areas for
      Discharges Occurring From July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    \1/5\th     \2/5\th
            Nonurban Area              Full Wage  Wage Index  Wage Index
                                       Index \1\      \2\         \3\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.............................      0.7660      0.9532      0.9064
Alaska..............................      1.2293      1.0459      1.0917
Arizona.............................      0.8493      0.9699      0.9397
Arkansas............................      0.7666      0.9533      0.9066
California..........................      0.9899      0.9980      0.9960
Colorado............................      0.9015      0.9803      0.9606
Connecticut.........................      1.2394      1.0479      1.0958
Delaware............................      0.9128      0.9826      0.9651
Florida.............................      0.8827      0.9765      0.9531
Georgia.............................      0.8230      0.9646      0.9292
Hawaii..............................      1.0255      1.0051      1.0102
Idaho...............................      0.8747      0.9749      0.9499
Illinois............................      0.8204      0.9641      0.9282
Indiana.............................      0.8755      0.9751      0.9502
Iowa................................      0.8315      0.9663      0.9326
Kansas..............................      0.7900      0.9580      0.9160
Kentucky............................      0.8079      0.9616      0.9232
Louisiana...........................      0.7580      0.9516      0.9032
Maine...............................      0.8874      0.9775      0.9550
Maryland............................      0.8946      0.9789      0.9578
Massachusetts.......................      1.1288      1.0258      1.0515
Michigan............................      0.9009      0.9802      0.9604
Minnesota...........................      0.9151      0.9830      0.9660
Mississippi.........................      0.7680      0.9536      0.9072
Missouri............................      0.7881      0.9576      0.9152
Montana.............................      0.8481      0.9696      0.9392
Nebraska............................      0.8204      0.9641      0.9282
Nevada..............................      0.9577      0.9915      0.9831
New Hampshire.......................      0.9839      0.9968      0.9936

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New Jersey \4\......................  ..........  ..........  ..........
New Mexico..........................      0.8872      0.9774      0.9549
New York............................      0.8542      0.9708      0.9417
North Carolina......................      0.8669      0.9734      0.9468
North Dakota........................      0.7788      0.9558      0.9115
Ohio................................      0.8613      0.9723      0.9445
Oklahoma............................      0.7590      0.9518      0.9036
Oregon..............................      1.0259      1.0052      1.0104
Pennsylvania........................      0.8462      0.9692      0.9385
Puerto Rico.........................      0.4356      0.8871      0.7742
Rhode Island \4\....................  ..........  ..........  ..........
South Carolina......................      0.8607      0.9721      0.9443
South Dakota........................      0.7815      0.9563      0.9126
Tennessee...........................      0.7877      0.9575      0.9151
Texas...............................      0.7821      0.9564      0.9128
Utah................................      0.9312      0.9862      0.9725
Vermont.............................      0.9345      0.9869      0.9738
Virginia............................      0.8504      0.9701      0.9402
Washington..........................      1.0179      1.0036      1.0072
West Virginia.......................      0.7975      0.9595      0.9190
Wisconsin...........................      0.9162      0.9832      0.9665
Wyoming.............................      0.9007      0.9801     0.9603
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Pre-reclassification wage index from Federal FY 2003 based on fiscal
  year 1999 audited acute care hospital inpatient wage data that exclude
  wages for services provided by teaching physicians, residents, and
  nonphysician anesthetists under Part B of the Medicare program.
\2\ One-fifth of the full wage index value, applicable for LTCH's cost
  reporting period beginning on or after October 1, 2002 through
  September 30, 2003 (Federal FY 2203). For example, for a LTCH's cost
  reporting period begins during Federal in FY 2003 and located in rural
  Illinois, the 1/5th of the wage index value is computed as (0.8204 +
  4)/5 = 0.9641. For further details on the 5-year phase-in of the wage
  index, see section VI.C.1. of this final rule.
\3\ Two-fifths of the full wage index value, applicable for LTCH's cost
  reporting period beginning on or after October 1, 2003 through
  September 30, 2003 (Federal FY 2004). For example, for a LTCH's cost
  reporting period begins during Federal in FY 2004 and located in rural
  Illinois, the 2/5th of the wage index value is computed as ((2*0.8204)
  + 3))/5 = 0.9282. For further details on the 5-year phase-in of the
  wage index, see section VI.C.1. of this final rule.
\4\ All counties within the State are classified as urban.


[FR Doc. C3-14078 Filed 7-14-03; 8:45 am]
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